Home / malware PWS:Win32/Frethog.MN
First posted on 27 March 2009.
Source: SecurityHomeAliases :
PWS:Win32/Frethog.MN is also known as Also Known As:Win32/Frethog.CPK (CA), Troj/Virtum-Gen (Sophos), Packed.Win32.Krap.b (Kaspersky), Generic PWS.ak (McAfee).
Explanation :
PWS:Win32/Frethog.MN is a trojan that steals user account information from online games. It may also download other files from a certain website.
Symptoms
There are no common symptoms associated with this threat. Alert notifications from installed antivirus software may be the only symptom(s).
PWS:Win32/Frethog.MN is a trojan that steals user account information from online games. It may also download other files from a certain website.
Installation
PWS:Win32/Frethog.MN is a trojan that may be installed by other malware.Payload Steals Online Game Information PWS:Win32/Frethog.MN attempts to steal user information from the following online games:Final Fantasy MapleStory Age of Conan The Lord of the Rings Online Knight Online Silk Road Online Download And Execute Arbitary FilesPWS:Win32/Frethog.MN also injects code into Internet Explorer to download additional files from cdfg8.com.
Analysis by Chun FengLast update 27 March 2009